PETERSEN, JOHANN WILHELM.

Das Geheimnüss Von Den Arbeitern Jm Weinberge (...).

Franckfurth, Metzler, 1713.

8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities, corner bumped and foot of spine with minor loss of leather. Internally fine and clean. (28), 400, (12), (16), 296 pp. 

Rare first edition of Petersen’s work on biblical parable of the workers in the vineyard, found in the Gospel of Matthew (20:1-16). The parable tells the story of a landowner who hires workers at different times of the day to work in his vineyard but pays them all the same wage which has been interpreted in various ways in Christian teachings.

Order-nr.: 61423